Halter



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B. R. MICHAELIS.

HALTER. I No. 339,996. Patented Apr. 13, 1886.

UNITED STATES "ATENT OFFICE.

ERNEST R. MIGHAELIS, OF SYOAMORE, OHIO.

HALTER.

QPECIPICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 339,996, dated April 13, 1886.

Application filed January 25, 1886. Serial No. 189,616.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERNEST R. MrcHAELrs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Sycamore, in the county of \Vyandot, State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable Halters, of which the following is a specification, referenc being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in adjustable halters; and the invention consists in the employment or use of one continuous piece of webbing or similar material, and the arrangement therewith of a suitable number of peculiarly-constructed buckles or slide; in such a manner as to enable the halter to be adjusted throughout its entire length to suit different-sized animals, all as will be hereinafter more particularly described, and pointed out in the appended claim.

In the annexed drawings, to which reference is made, and which fully illustrate my invention, Figure 1 represents a side view of a halter as applied to the head of a horse. Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are detail views of the webbing or strap and. buckles, and Fig. 7 is a perspective View of the halter complete.

A and A. indicate two cheek-straps of web bing or any suitable material, and G the crown, piece, which forms a continuation of the same.

B and B are two buckles of peculiar construction, one of which, E, is constructed with two oblong slots running parallel with each other, and a cross-bar, b, running at right angles to said slots upon the outer end of the buckle. The inner end of this buckle which incloses and fastens one end of the webbing, is formed by riveting in the center two plates, 1) b together, the latter having on each side flanges, within which are seated the ends of the strap or webbing, securely holding the webbing in place. The other buckle, B, which is diametrically opposite to the buckle B, is in its construction a little difierent, being formed of three oblong slots, 0 c 0*, instead. of two, two of which run parallel with each other, and the other one runs at right angles to the others, while opposite to it, and parallel thereto, runs a cross-bar, c, the buckles in the center forming a hollow square, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4 of the drawings. The object of these two buckles or slides is to form the nose and chin piece in connection with a third buckle,

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which will be presently referred to. These buckles are modifications of each other;

D indicates the throat-piece, which is secured to the cheek-straps by means of two slides or buckles, D, their location being upon the ends of the strap D and diametrically opposite to each other. These buckles or slides are composed of two oblong parallel slots, d d, and upon the inner ends of each are two plates, d d, riveted together, and constructed similarly to the plates attached to the inner ends of the buckle B, and which inclose and hold the ends of the throatstrap D. I

E indicates the nose and chin piece, or that portion of the webbing which encircles the nose and chin.

F indicates another buckle or slide, the function of which is similar to the functions of the buckles B and B'namely, to form said nose and chin portionsand from the lastnamcd buckle the hitching-strap depends. This buckle F in its construction is also slightly different from those buckles previously described, inasmuch as it presents the form of an inverted letter V. By having this form it gives the hitching-strap the required downward pitch. To the end of the hitching-strap are secured the fastenings for hitching the horse, and which consist of a piece of metal in the form of the letter U in one example, and in the other example the ordinary ring is used. Both of these fastenings are secured to the ends of the webbing or strap similarly to those heretofore described upon the bucl lest'. e., by two metalic plates and rivets, which inclose the ends of the straps.

The manner of constructing or forming the halter is as follows: The free or disengaged end of the single and continuous piece of webbingthat is, the end having the i'astenings thereon-is first passed through both of the buckles of the throat-piece, when it is then carried down and passed through the oblong slots 0 c of the buckle B, the initial turn being given in those slots, as clearly shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, when it isagain turned and passed through both of the oblong slots in the invertedV-shaped buckle F, and 1t is then returned to the buckle B, thereby forming a looped connection between the buckle B and inverted-V-shaped buckle, when it is again passed through the oblong slotc, and thence Having thus described myinvention, what through the third oblong slot, 0, from whence I. claim as new, and desire tosocure by Letters it is carried to the opposite buckle, B, and

then again turned and passed through both slots of the same, thus making a firm connection with the opposite end of the webbing to that which has been run through the aforesaid buckles; and from the connecting-buckle B it is again passed through the inverted-V- shaped buckle, the end of the strap being suspended therefrom and forming the hitching strap with its fastenings,-and which are clear] y shown in Fig. 6 of the drawings, thus completing the halter, thereby avoiding the necessity of stitching, riveting, or otherwise fastening together a plurality of straps or pieces in the formation or construction of the same,

and securing at the same time by such con struction a more durable, substantial, eco-. nomical, convenient, and stronger halter than could otherwise be obtained.

Patent, is-

Ina halter, the single and continuous piece 25 of webbing forming the crown-piece, cheek-- straps, nose and chin piece, and hitching straps, in combination therewith of the buckles B B, cross-bar b, and connecting-plates bb'o' 0* ,c c, throat-strap D,- inverted-V-shaped 3o buckle F, and buckles D D and hitching strap fastenings, all constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the pmv pose set forth. I

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature 5 in presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST R. MICHAELIS.

Witnesses:

MARION JONES, G. T. TUTTLE. 

